I don't know how much of a potato report it would be for my very small harvest. But growing potatoes in ground does not interest me at all yet growing in bags or containers is very interesting to me. Cause I need seed potatoes. Everyone warns against buying potatoes from the store and using them. One is only supposed to use certified desease free seed potatoes. Another problem as I would only need a very few.

Y-tube is a great invention. That is where I was watching growing potatoes. Also learned about summer squash and eggplant. Already know how to grow tomatoes!

My seedlings that I planted on May 1st. Cukes already sprouting!


Sunflower seedlings that of course I started myself. I grow these becase the Goldfinches come and eat them plus they are pretty! Course people could eat them also.


Brocoli doesn't care it is in pots, its thriving.


And in this pot I planted my Nevada lettuce seeds. Nothing happening yet.


Back upstairs in the garden I put up my netting that will be supporting my cucumbers.


And finially my peas in pots. So pleased with my peas.

Snow peas- 4 pots growing like gangbusters!


Sugar Lace II snap peas. Look odd becasuse of all the grabby things. Really interesting variety that I have never had before.

Tomorrow I am planning on planting out those cucumber and melon seedlings that I bought in the nursery. My own that I started from seed have come up but they are tiny. They have to wait.

Pretty violas with that lettuce pot.

Those violas self seeded and came up by themselves this spring, No way was I going to pull them out even though I wanted to plant lettuce. I do love violas and have planted them many times. But no use, they always die out.

Potted zucchini- This was the best method for me. I can pull the pots apart and give those plants as much space as they might need. Plus the driveway warms up and they should like that. I am going to do my eggplant in pots on the driveway also.


Boston Lettuce and radishes.


Little pepper plants already out in the garden.


Tomato garden out by the front porch.


Tomato garden near the back door,


Seedlings I planted myself. Cukes and melons.

So today I planted my Burpless Cucumber seedlings and also my Sugar Cube Melon seedlings that I had bought at the nursery. Now I have to go water. Still plenty of room left for those that I am starting from seed myself.

Watered all my veggies and mixed up some of my favorite water soluble fertizer and did all the tomatoes and the peppers. Tomorrow it is supposed to rain, but the directions say make sure the soil is moist before doing the fertilizer so I watered. Done now. I mean done with the garden for the day. Time to go make dinner.

Ha, my Baby Bol Choi that I started on May 4th is sprouting already. And my Zen greens and Nevada lettuce are also comming up already.

Sounds like everything is in top form. Good eating is getting closer

I love all my fresh veggies but tomatoes are top of the list and my favorites. Love home grown tomatoes.

My back patio looks pretty with the veggies growing in pots. Onions, brocolli and snow peas in view.,



Tomato beds. The straw is nice and wet now after two days of rain. Sunny today.

I planted the rest of my Eggplants today. So I have 5 eggplants and 3 zucchini, all in pots. I still have more seedlings though that I could plant if I had the room. The zuchini have been out for a while and are really looking good. I think I see flower buds comming.

Rita, I also like the photos of the patio pots. Really lush.

Who would think pots of veggies would look good? But I love the way it looks!

pepper plant growing


Boston Lettuce looks great.


Tomato plants have grown since I put them in ground


One of my tomato beds is here right off the front porch.


Another two tomato beds. Second picture show peas in pots also.


Some peas are in ground. Stuck wherever I could fit them!


zucchini

Those pots look really lush ! Everything looks great and happy Rita.

Eggplants in pots this year.


This square garden actually used to be a Tall Bearded Iris Garden. I decided I needed more room for veggies and last August I moved all the TB iris to another location. Then I have the posts and netting and will be growing Yard Long Beans in the smaller square to trail up.


And here are the relocated TB iris!


Juliet Tomatoes I have in the same spot as last year. 4 plants by the fence which is actually in back of a daylily garden bed.


Then I had to squeeze in those veggies wherever I could. Here is Sungold and Sugery tomatoes at the very end of my driveway way up against the end of the fence.


Cucumber seedlings in ground growing well. These are ones I bought at the nursery. I have also started my own from seed but those are small yet and not yet planted. If the weather warms up I will plant them.


My Chives want to bloom!


And finially my back patio where I have Snow peas, brocoli and onions growing in pots.

Looking good Rita.

Thanks Margaret. Actually I think it does all look very good for this early in the season. I haven't had such a diversity of veggies in years. And I have seedlings (melons and cukes) still to plant out. Plus need to start my beans and cowpeas. And find a spot for those Bok Choi seedlings I started.